| Today more than ever we are hearing about the | | | | create a longer shelf life, but have more dyes, |
| dangerous side effects of foods that many | | | | colorings, additives, and sweeteners than you can |
| Americans eat in very large quantities. | | | | even say the names of! How do you think these |
| As Americans we all know something about large | | | | foods get so pretty and so much sweeter than |
| quantities. Just the other day I saw a 4 year old boy | | | | straight sugar?! |
| walking out of a 7/11(convenience store) with a Soda | | | | We really need to be informed as to how this food |
| that was bigger than my head. People think that they | | | | affects our bodies over the course of our lives. |
| are getting their recommended levels of Omega-3 | | | | Were you aware that the long term side effects of |
| fatty acids from fried fish, and they think their daily | | | | these types of chemicals have even been linked to |
| vegetable comes from a corn dog or French fries. | | | | various forms of cancers? |
| This is an issue we all need to be aware of. There are | | | | And short term side effects include the following; |
| dangers in what many of us are consuming. Many of | | | | Hearing impairment, vision distortion, tinnitus, headaches, |
| us are eating are graves with our teeth. | | | | dizziness, sleepiness, depression, irritability, inability to |
| There are even many dangers in some of the | | | | maintain focus, breathing difficulty, bloating, aggression, |
| additives that the FDA (Federal Food and DRUG | | | | diarrhea, decreased fetal body and placental weights |
| Administration), has called "safe" for us to ingest in our | | | | and brain development, and even more according to |
| diet. Imagine that, the FDA approving things that can | | | | multiple sources! |
| cause harm. I know it is a shock to some of us, but | | | | So with this being the short term list, how does this |
| believe it or not the Federal Government does not | | | | translate into long term effects? Is it possible that the |
| have all the answers about all things. I feel like I may be | | | | long term effects are partially responsible for the |
| hearing some crickets out there, but really folks, no one | | | | growing epidemic of disease process in our country? |
| gets everything right all the time. There are dangers | | | | From looking at this, do you believe that even a little of |
| that we need to educate ourselves on, even if the | | | | these dangerous chemicals are ok? You have to keep |
| FDA will not. We need to take responsibility for our | | | | in mind that the damage comes from accumulative |
| own health to ensure that we can be healthy and well | | | | exposure to these toxins. So how much can you |
| for years to come. | | | | handle?! |
| Safe as defined by our Congress is "reasonable | | | | We know that these additives are a terrible for our |
| certainty that no harm will result from use of an | | | | health, even the FDA knows it and this is why they |
| additive", did you hear that REASONABLE | | | | LIMIT their use to single portions. Has the FDA ever |
| CERTAINTY. This list is 700 items long. Do you think | | | | measured how many portions over your entire life you |
| they got all 700 right? Answer that question after you | | | | can handle? |
| have waited 6 hours in a Department of Motor | | | | Say for example you eat one portion of one of these |
| Vehicles line, for something that should have taken 10 | | | | chemicals 5 times a week. Do that 52 weeks in the |
| minutes. I can say with a high degree of certainty that | | | | year and you have consumed well over 200% of |
| they did not nail all 700. This list includes many of | | | | what is considered dangerous by the FDA! This would |
| America's most beloved sweeteners from | | | | be with just one of these toxic chemicals...now think |
| Aspartame, NutraSweet, Equal, to Splenda. It also | | | | what the effect is when you consume multiple of |
| contains killers such as Hydrogenated Oils and artificial | | | | these toxins at the same time! |
| coloring. You didn't really think that Red Dye # 40 had | | | | I want you to see some of the average stats on |
| health benefits, did you? | | | | Americans diets! |
| Each of these chemicals is man created. Can we | | | | The average American drinks 55 gallons of soft drinks |
| really expect full health, life, and abundance from | | | | in a single a year. This consumption of soft drinks is |
| putting man created chemicals in a God created | | | | one of the biggest contributors of osteoporosis in |
| body? | | | | America. This is not a little soda! This is the biggest |
| Now the FDA has allowed each of these chemicals to | | | | source of calories in the average American diet! |
| be used in the US food supply. They have allowed | | | | Maybe you drink diet soft drinks...this is over 1,040 |
| them in full, or in limited use. If they have limited it, they | | | | servings of artificial sweetener such as aspartame in a |
| are allowing 1/100th of what is considered dangerous | | | | single year! The cumulative effect of this over a life |
| to be put into one portion of food! This may seem | | | | time can be the difference between health and |
| acceptable, but over time these toxins have a | | | | sickness. |
| cumulative effect on the body. This means that they | | | | Think about your life in the big picture when you make |
| build up toxic levels on each and every future | | | | daily decisions. |
| exposure! | | | | Do not leave it up to the FDA to decide what your |
| With all this being said, you may be wondering "Does | | | | future health will look like. Educate yourself as to what |
| this information affect me?" | | | | is best for you and your family! Know that your life is in |
| The answer is, of course! Did you ever read the labels | | | | your hands, and it does not have to end because of |
| of your food? Candy, packaged foods, ice cream, | | | | what you put in your mouth! |
| breads, even health bars, have not only additives to | | | | |